Hour 1: The Pope Hates Your Plastic Surgery | 03-05-26

Tune in to this hilarious Thursday edition of The Other Side of Midnight as host Lionel guides you through the arcane and the absurd. In this episode, Lionel tackles the psychology of rationalizing bad behavior—from making excuses for throwing snowballs at cops to keeping extra cash from a broken ATM. The conversation takes a holy turn when he dissects a recent Vatican warning against cosmetic surgery, the "cult of the body," and the futuristic dangers of transhumanism. Along the way, Lionel brilliantly contrasts our modern, narcissistic obsession with Instagram food pictures against the good old days of agonizing over 36-exposure film rolls, camera magic bags, and Polaroid cameras. Capped off with wild caller stories about AI hiring hitmen, "Sharper Image" truth mirrors, and accidentally playing smut tapes on the family projector, this is late-night talk radio at its finest and funniest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices